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office. Suddenly Liam Neeson was a
hot property again and he would go
on to star in a succession of movies
that included; The A-Team, Clash
of the Titans, Unknown, Grey,
Battleship, The Dark Knight Rises,
and this year’s Third Person. For
a distinguished dramatic actor, the
transformation to Alpha Male action
star was an interesting twist of fate
and has given him a renewed purpose
as an actor.
Life hasn’t always treated Neeson
kindly – he suffered a terrible tragedy
in 2009, when his beloved wife
Natasha Richardson died in a freak
skiing accident near Montreal while
he was filming in Canada. He remains
haunted by her memory and has
admitted of late that ‘her death still
doesn’t seem real’.
Neeson is currently single and lives
in New York with his 18-year-old son
Daniel. His other son Micheál, 19, is
travelling before beginning university.
Liam, how is life in New York?
NEESON: We’re all good, and thank
you for asking. My boys are getting
bigger now. We’ve got a great family,
a grand support system; I’m lucky
enough to be able to work in a
profession that I love doing. And for
all that I feel very blessed.
Is it fun for you to be enjoying so
much success as an actor of late?
NEESON: I’m getting the chance to do
a lot of interesting films and playing
different kinds of characters – not just
getting to do damage to people all the
time! Although, I would dearly love to
go back on stage at some point.
I haven’t done any theatre in six
years and it’s starting to weigh on me.
I’m still looking for a great new play
to get me back to that world.
How does it feel to be playing Bryan
Mills again in Taken 3?
NEESON: The character has a strong
sense of duty and mission and I’m
drawn to men of that nature. In his
case, he’s been trying to defend his
daughter from danger and now he’s
having to defend himself. But he
intends to put a finish to it and you
better believe he’s serious about that!
In your previous film A Walk in the
Tombstones, you played a man who
suffered from tremendous guilt and
torment. Was that difficult to play?
NEESON: No, because I understood
the man. He’s convinced he’s failed
people in the past, and he has a great
deal of guilt about it. And being an
Irish Catholic helps a great deal in
playing that. (Laughs)
Apart from guilt, what kinds of
attitudes or principles did you grow
up with in Northern Ireland?
NEESON: What I learned growing up
was a work ethic. My parents drilled it
into my sisters and myself: Get a job,
provide for yourself and your family,
no matter what your profession is
going to be.
Also, a man should be true to his
word. And that he should defend his
viewpoint, even if everyone else is
against him. You should believe in
yourself and be honest and authentic
and respect others.
You said in the past that after your
wife Natasha Richardson’s death
that work helped you deal with the
grieving process?
NEESON: It was the only thing that
was really going to help me cope
because you just focus on the job and
you don’t allow yourself to dwell in
sadness. I still think about her all the
time. My kids have also been the best
support for me. Hopefully I’m the
same for them, too.
Work gives your life structure when
you lose your way. That explains why
I’ve deliberately worked a lot in recent
times. Plus there’s the fact that I’ve
always had the feeling my run of good
luck won’t last for ever. •
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